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. 2023 May 30;67(1):99–109. doi: 10.1007/s10840-023-01570-4

Table 3.

Procedural parameters by type of procedure

PVI-only Repeat procedure PVI ( +) additional lesions Any LAPWi (first and repeat) Any isthmus (first and repeat) Any PVI (not repeat)

Number of patients

*Overlap between groups

17 18 13 17 17 30
Procedure time (skin to skin), mean ± SD, min 106 ± 31 114 ± 26 152 ± 36 125 ± 33 118 ± 37 125 ± 40
Fluoroscopy, mean ± SD, min 6 ± 3 7 ± 3 6 ± 3 7 ± 3 6 ± 4 6 ± 4
Dose area product, mean ± SD, cGy × cm2 6 ± 5 13 ± 14 9 ± 9 11 ± 14 11 ± 14 8 ± 7
First-time PVI 17 0 13 5 8 30
Repeat ablation, # 0 18 0 12 6 0
FPFA applications (tags), mean ± SD, min 65 ± 7 32 ± 16 83 ± 16 24 ± 12 10 ± 4 65 ± 8
Ultrahigh-density 3D mapping points, mean ± SD 4131 ± 2922 8104 ± 7542 5508 ± 3900 6994 ± 7487 6071 ± 3473 4683 ± 3252
Post ablation evaluation mapping time, mean ± SD, min 7 ± 5 9 ± 3 7 ± 3 8 ± 3 8 ± 3 7 ± 4
First pass isolation or linear anatomical block, anatomical sites, # 69/70 (99%) 23/25 (92%) 59/60 (98%) 14/17 (82%) 17/17 (100%) 122/124 (98%)
Adenosine positive for dormant conduction, # 0/40 (0%) 0/8 (0%) 0/5 (0%) 0/9 (0%) 0/6 (0%) 0/64 (0%)

DAP, dose area product; SD, standard deviation; PVI, pulmonary vein isolation; PVI ( +), pulmonary vein isolation with additional lesion sets; LAPW, left atrium posterior wall isolation; FPFA, focal pulsed field ablation